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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

Every individual, regardless of age, has skills and experience that can benefit mission-driven organizations. Simply put, co-generational teamwork will not only strengthen the outcomes of the program in the communities it serves but also foster greater intergenerational respect among volunteers. Knowledge spillover”. Program Stability.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Information Coping Skills: Turn off the damn computer and go for a walk. Nonprofit Blogging Policies. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. Information Coping Skills: How Information Overloaded Are You? What's the sweet spot between personal productivity and social productivity? Twitter on Paper Icebreaker.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

Our work focuses on advocacy, policy, education and political thought that helps to shape the dialogue and public conversation about the interests of these folks. military policies globally, not just what's happening with women domestically. Stepping into that world after she left the organization is really very, very exciting.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, building robust networks and using social media can help these advocacy organizations make change happen for children in their state. conversation and make headway on the policy front when everyone is approaching the issue with the same negative messaging frame.

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[VIDEO] Young Professionals and Junior Boards: Beyond the Kid’s Table to Meaningful Engagement

Bloomerang

” So they’re looking for mentors, and for guidance, and for professional skills and expertise, which Sarah mentioned earlier of millennials as well. And so we were able to completely revamp the website and create some new policies around how we worked our social media. So our gen Z are.